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George is a slave, owned by Robert Newsom, who embarks on a romantic relationship with Celia while Robert is still regularly raping Celia. Frustrated, George threatens to break off his relationship with Celia unless Celia ends her sexual “relationship” with Newsom. Celia’s inability to do so peacefully (since, of course, Newsom owns her and believes that he can do whatever he wants with her) leads directly to Robert’s death. George, it could certainly be argued, is a cowardly character: he knows that if he were to confront Robert directly, he’d be risking his own life; thus, he passes off his responsibility to Celia. But George’s behavior is also forgivable, considering how terrifying it must have been living as a slave on Newsom’s property.
George Quotes in Celia, a Slave
The Celia, a Slave quotes below are all either spoken by George or refer to George. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Whether Celia's fourth, and emphatic, denial convinced Jefferson Jones that neither George nor anyone else had helped her kill Newsom cannot be ascertained from the evidence. What is clear is that Jones stopped his questioning at this point, probably convinced either that Celia was telling the truth or that it was unlikely that she would implicate George or anyone else under any circumstances.
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George Quotes in Celia, a Slave
The Celia, a Slave quotes below are all either spoken by George or refer to George. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 3
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Whether Celia's fourth, and emphatic, denial convinced Jefferson Jones that neither George nor anyone else had helped her kill Newsom cannot be ascertained from the evidence. What is clear is that Jones stopped his questioning at this point, probably convinced either that Celia was telling the truth or that it was unlikely that she would implicate George or anyone else under any circumstances.
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